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A lot of peoples introduction to your music was the secondProductmixtape, with the hit I Luv It.
That was my introduction to the business.
I started withThe Product IandII, and here we are atProduct III…
I didnt realize how long it had been since I put out music.
I took a break from the business for a while.
I think thats why theres so many songs, 27.
Its to give to my core base and get people reactivated.
Its a mixtape, but its album quality.
Youve seen love and hate.
Everybodys like, If only I could have this, I would be happier.
If only I could have that, I would feel this way.
Getting into this business, I realized it was the antithesis of what [I thought it was].
People think that money and fame fixes and changes so much.
Money does give you assistance and resources in this life.
But you think that life will become easier, and thats not necessarily true.
With more responsibility, more eyeballs on you, life becomes harder.
Its like playing a video game.
You go through different levels.
Thats pretty much what my journey has been as a whole, even in my personal life.
But I feel like thats Black people as a whole, to be honest with you.
But my journey has been my own, and as hard as its been sometimes …
I think there are small treasures and blessings inside of our imperfections.
Its always perplexing to me when I see people mad at other people for being who they are.
With all of your very public health battles, have you had to take extra precaution during the coronavirus?
Its normalized at this point.
Its been what it has been since the beginning of time.
And Im someone who has resources.
They sent me back home.
Im telling them Im not well.
My face is completely swollen.
Im looking like death, feeling like death.
They checked me out.
I was in a bunch of pain.
They didnt even give me any medicine.
Sent me back home.
I literally couldnt move.
The other doctors saw the same thing that the doctor saw on my third visit.
But those other doctors didnt give a fuck enough to do a deep dive.
Youre the talk of the internet.
Everyones been talking about August all July.
You admitted to a relationship with a very famous married woman.
In the past, youve never really been one to really give specifics about relationships.
Why now?I never think its important to know who I date.
It is never anybodys business.
What people do in their personal time is what people do in their personal time.
So thats probably why in the past Ive never spoken on it.
And when I love something or love someone, I express that.
I dont care what anybody thinks.
This is just how I feel.
I didnt really like that.
I didnt like the sound of that, especially when it wasnt the truth.
Thats really the only reason I felt the need to speak my truth.
I really didnt know.
But yeah, youre absolutely right.
I never talk about my relationships cause I dont think its important.
I felt it necessary to get it out off of my spirit and reset the air.
I dont like to walk around the elephant [in the room].
That doesnt feel good.
It felt like an elephant sitting on my spirit after a while.
It was a difficult decision.
I never want to be the one causing a ruckus.
I never want to be problematic in any kind of way.
Thats all its about.
Ive never spoken on anything else.
Do you wish you cleared the air sooner than you did?You know what?
Nah, man, I dont.
I feel like everything worked out how it should.
Especially with me going through my health issues and my sickness.
I never want to come from a place of hurt, anger, or malice.
Always from a place of love.
I think that everything worked out in the way that it should.
Have you watchedthe latest Red Table Talk?I havent, actually.
Thats going to surprise people.I have people whove seen it.
I saw small clips floating on Instagram and kinda backed off Instagram.
But its definitely been brought to my attention by people around me.
People also want to know how an entanglement works.
That word blew up online last weekend.I dont know why that word is such an issue.
I would agree [with Jada].
If you look up the definition of entanglement, it is a complex and difficult relationship.
It was exactly that.
I think its just the language that probably stuck out to people.
But I definitely have to agree with it being an entanglement.
It definitely was something complicated, a complicated dynamic.
Thats all I can really say about that.
All I have is my truth, and all I have is my truth to stand on it.
I dont have any reason to lie about anything.
So is that connection with them cashed now?
I love all of them.
Theyve been my family, and theres a lot of history there.
And that made me feel weighted down.
That, itself, is another form of oppression and repression and suppression.
It started to kind of eat at my life force.
Thats really what its about more than anything.
But theres no bad blood with anybody.
They [the Smiths] got [the Angela Yee interview] way before the world ever saw it.
It came from a loving place.
Theres no bad love with anybody.
I got love for everybody on this planet.
Do you ever regret getting as deeply involved as you did?Nah, man, I dont.
And I think that [relationship] helped me to operate and access my higher self.
No matter how complex or hard it may be to face or whatever, thats the gift.
Im aware of that.
Im aware that I was gifted.
Its been a blessing to me, even the really hard parts and the tough parts of it.
There is no right or wrong here.
With there being no right or wrong, there is no regret.
Theres nothing to regret because its not something I went searching for.
Its not something I went after.
I dont go after peoples girls.
Nobody preyed on me or was a predator towards me.
This is none of that.
So I dont feel any reason to have regrets.
Every lesson man, every, every relationship, every experience is a blessing.
You learn from it, whether good or bad.
I could never say that I regret being given the gift of experience and love.
Anytime anything seemingly scandalous happens on the internet, the immediate thought is,This person wants attention.
Its something manifested on its own.
Im aware of that throw in of chatter and noise from some people.
Oh, this just cant be true.
It was very telling for me in so many ways.
It taught me a lot.
It said more about them and what they were projecting onto me.
People see each other as an image, as an idea.
They put people on a pedestal, like, This one is untouchable.
It showed me a lot about what people think of themselves and how they see themselves.
Thats where the disconnect is.
How you see yourself is not how I see myself.
I see my experience and everything Ive gone through.
I see myself as worthy.
I see myself as deserving of love.
People have all these ideas about who people are, and whats possible, and whats impossible.
I believe the possibilities are endless.
You could say that I am an unconventional person.
Youve certainly had an unconventional journey.
You also called her mentally unstable.
To the outside observer, that looked like an overreaction.
I actually gave it too much of my energy.
But what I will say is that covert narcissism exists.
Theres so much that I witnessed that people dont know that I see, that comes across my table.
People will throw stones and hide their hands and then get back and play victim.
Im aware of that.
But with that in particular, I dont even have the energy to devote to that conversation at all.
When I said next, I meant that in real life.
Drama aside, how are you health-wise, physically, mentally?
Are you good?My health journey has been a complex one, unpredictable to say the least.
I realized that Ive been having a fight for my life.
So many of my health struggles start spiritually and then manifest into my physical body.
As Ive been doing that, my physical health has started to shift.
I would be lying to you if I said that I am at 100 percent.
But my whole life now is literally devoted to healing myself, on all levels.
Some days dont look as bright as the others.
But I have been taking leaps and strides when it comes to my health.
Im in a better place than I have ever been.
Thats not just with me, [its also] getting that oppression off of you.
Its a worldwide thing right now, what we are seeing in the Black community.
Thats how serious it is.
If I dont, Im going to suffocate from the weight of this fucking elephant on my life.
Its really that simple.
Black people have been asking for years and years: c’mon lets do this different.
kindly get this off me.
I dont like the way this feels.
like treat me a certain way.
kindly see me in a certain kind of way.
c’mon free me.
I relate to that so much.
I see myself in that so much.
Well, you certainly blew up the internet.
